Big hair? Bald? How much difference your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm
We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our scalp.
We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our scalp.
Evolution
Jun 15, 2023
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University of Tokyo scientists have achieved the delicate task of arranging quantum sensors at a nanoscale, allowing them to detect extremely small variations in magnetic fields. The high-resolution quantum sensors will have ...
Nanophysics
Jun 14, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, results in memory loss and compromises cognitive abilities in many people beyond the age of 60. Currently used techniques to detect manifestations of the disease (MRI, PET, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 14, 2023
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An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain.
Archaeology
Jun 11, 2023
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As we enter a new era in space travel, a study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity suggests frequent flyers should wait three years after longer missions to allow the physiological changes ...
Space Exploration
Jun 8, 2023
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Researchers have tested one of the ideas put forward to explain how humanity evolved to become smarter, on non-human primates.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2023
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Curly hair does more than simply look good—it may explain how early humans stayed cool while conserving water, according to researchers who studied the role human hair textures play in regulating body temperature. The findings ...
Evolution
Jun 7, 2023
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AI, machine learning, and ChatGPT may be relatively new buzzwords in the public domain, but developing a computer that functions like the human brain and nervous system—both hardware and software combined—has been a decades-long ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 5, 2023
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Researchers at the Institute for Theoretical Biology at Humboldt Universität have solved a long-standing mathematical puzzle about the emergence of electrical activity patterns during insect flight. Together with colleagues ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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Hundreds of meters below the ocean's surface, where the sunlight gives way to darkness, coral reefs play host to a remarkable range of bottom-dwelling species. These deep-sea reefs are home to squat lobsters, seaspiders, ...
Ecology
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